Santona Population, Caste, Working Data South Goa, Goa - Census 2011
Santona is a village situated in Sanguem taluka of South Goa district in Goa. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 343 families residing in the village Santona. The total population of Santona is 1,403 out of which 739 are males and 664 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Santona is 899.
The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Santona village is 196 which is 14% of the total population. There are 92 male children and 104 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Santona is 1,130 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (899) of Santona village.
As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Santona is 82.2%. Thus Santona village has higher literacy rate compared to 78.4% of South Goa district. The male literacy rate is 86.86% and the female literacy rate is 76.79% in Santona village.
As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act (Amendment 1998), Santona village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of the village.
Santona Data as per Census 2011
As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Santona village.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Children | 196 | 92 | 104 |
| Literacy | 82.19% | 86.86% | 76.79% |
| Scheduled Caste | 5 | 2 | 3 |
| Scheduled Tribe | 29 | 17 | 12 |
| Illiterate | 411 | 177 | 234 |
Caste Data as per Census 2011
Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0.4% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 2.1% of total population in Santona village.
Working Population as per Census 2011
In Santona village out of total population, 577 were engaged in work activities. 85.1% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 14.9% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 577 workers engaged in Main Work, 29 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 5 were Agricultural labourer.
| Total | Male | Female | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Main Workers | 491 | 404 | 87 |
| Cultivators | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| Agriculture Labourer | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Household Industries | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Other Workers | 456 | 386 | 70 |
| Marginal Workers | 86 | 70 | 16 |
| Non Working | 826 | 265 | 561 |
Nearby Villages to Santona,
Below are the list of villages near Santona village in Sanguem.
| Village | Population |
|---|---|
| Calem | 2,683 |
| Rumbrem | 646 |
| Sonauli | 63 |
| Bandoli | 1,060 |
| Moissal | 8 |
| Camarconda | 793 |
| Codli | 3,801 |
| Patiem | 292 |
| Cormonem | 645 |
| Maulinguem | 354 |
Reference
- Census 2011 Data - censusindia.gov.in
- Santona, South Goa, Goa - Wikipedia